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Talks & Engagement
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Current ProgrammeSeries
ICA Creatives x Pesolife
7 August 2024 – 31 August 2025
The 2024/5 edition of ICA's core youth programme, offering free artist-led creative workshops for people aged 16-30.
Speaking Futures x Diasporas Now
30 April 2025 – 30 April 2026
Speaking Futures is the ICA’s new flagship programme of talks, performances and workshops celebrating artists as catalysts for imagining and shaping the future.
Sounding Futures
Speaking Futures x Diasporas Now
Wed, 9 July
Sounding Futures is the first live collaborative performance by Diasporas Now co-founders – RIEKO, Lulu Wang, and Paola Estrella – alongside special guest artists. The event is part of the live art platform’s yearlong residency at ICA. 
SHERELLE in conversation: DIY & Counterculture
Thu, 10 July
SHERELLE teams up with He.She.They to host a live panel + AMA exploring the power of underground spaces, DIY culture, and why these physical hubs matter more than ever. With party and DJs in the bar area post-talk. 
PRIVATE HIRE with Biogal
Thu, 17 July
Join us for Private Hire, a new site responsive installation with live activations by Biogal.
BOOK LAUNCH: Against Morality
Wed, 23 July
Join us to celebrate the UK launch of Rosanna McLaughlin’s Against Morality, an incisive reassessment of the role of political values in contemporary art.
Montez Press Radio: Stand Up Fall Down
Thu, 24 July
Montez Press Radio presents a special broadcast of Stand Up Fall Down live from the ICA  –an evening of sharp, subversive performances using humour to critique the collapse of the welfare state.
BOOK LAUNCH: Letter To My Little Trans Self
Wed, 30 July
From the trans independent publishers that brought you Letter To My Little Queer Self and The Butch Monologues, join us for the launch of their new collection.
GLUE: Book Fair and Creative Programme
13 – 14 September 2025
Calling all publishing creatives and DIY makers! Take part in GLUE, ICA’s new book fair and creative programme taking place across 13 and 14 September.